Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

"Living in a place like New York is so inspirational for fashion. I love watching someone walk down the street when they've got a great outfit on." - Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley hails from jolly old England, where royalty is still "in" and -- lucky for us -- pretty girls with a cute pout often grow up to become gorgeous models. Followers of Victoria's Secret beauties (we know you're out there) will recognize this impossibly beautiful model for making that lingerie look especially nice. In November of 2009, she was granted her Victoria's Secret wings and walked the runway as on official Angel in the annual fashion show. Rosie is also an established runway strutter, a Vogue cover model in the UK and a Kanye West video star. Rosie is more famous these days for replacing Megan Fox in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Has Michael Bay found America's next big sex symbol?

SEX APPEAL

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been an on-again, off-again item with Tyrone Wood, the son of legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. If he's had a look at his girlfriend's Agent Provocateur video, Tyrone Wood won't ever bail on Valentine's Day plans. In the smoldering short film, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's on-screen boyfriend cancels their V-Day plans, causing her to show up at his office in lingerie and a trench coat. After tying him up and blindfolding him for the requisite lap dance, she punches him in the head and leaves abruptly. Is a blindfolded shot to the head a fair trade for a lap dance from a British model?

She has her share of natural beauty, but Rosie Huntington-Whiteley also recognizes the important role that diet plays in maintaining it. No, she's not a member of the Fashion Friends Eating Disorder Club. This lady openly vouches for organic cuisine, going so far as to grow her own produce and seek out organic oils for her skin. Is she a vegetarian? Nope. A dinner date with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wouldn't be comprised of a three-course vegan platter and a dreamy night of tree-hugging. One of her favorite entrees is steak and chips. Just don't forget the organic salad on the side.

SUCCESS

Although she wasn't planning to pursue a modeling career, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley didn't turn down an invitation to become one when it arrived. Now a full-blown model, the transplanted English farm girl has pranced around in the lingerie of Victoria's Secret, worn the designs of Oscar de la Renta and Vera Wang, and shared the UK cover of Vogue alongside two other industry stunners. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's youthful appearance, early success and recent employment with Burberry has brought her regular comparisons to Kate Moss -- and so far, she's living up to them in more ways than one.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's clean industry image and rising industry popularity took at hit (no pun intended) when a bong pipe scandal and its accompanying photographic evidence threatened to derail her accomplishments. She survived and if her award-winning day at the 2009 Elle Style Awards is any indication, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has many more catwalks (and possibly some more scandals) left in her. If all else fails, at least Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has royalty on her side. She's related to Queen Victoria. And if that doesn't work out, she always has her newfound film career, thanks to Michael Bay casting Rosie in a role that once belonged to Megan Fox, in the third installation of Transformers, Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Biography

The oldest of three, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley can credit her close-knit family for instilling both the organic virtues and healthy values that would later help her look good and keep her out of trouble (for the most part) as a professional model. Thanks to a farm on the family property, homegrown vegetables were regular staples on the dinner table, and the supportive nature of her family gave Rosie Huntington-Whiteley a positive, realistic outlook on life.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's personality was so grounded, in fact, that while she had a childhood interest in fashion, she never believed herself to be good-looking enough to make it. Instead, she imagined herself dressing models as a designer, but fate (who must have an eye for models) had different plans for her. In 2003, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was attending Tavistock College when she sought work as a dispatcher at Profile, a London modeling agency. A Profile agent thought she might be better off as a model instead.

rosie huntington-whiteley models for victoria's secret

Life as a model was an adjustment for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. She had to contend with older (and cattier) women around her and the rigorous work schedule. Most of her first year at Profile was spent doing local assignments, which gave her time to adjust. In 2004, she signed with the internationally recognized Women Management and promptly appeared in a pair of magazine editorials, for ELLEgirland Teen Vogue, soon afterward. From there, she was off to New York for her first runway shows in the Big Apple and a big payday as part of Tommy Hilfiger's fall campaign. By the spring of 2005, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley had also appeared on four magazine covers (Wallpaper, L'Officiel, Italian D, Japanese Vogue) and was living her dream, even if it meant that organic food would sometimes be difficult to come by.

rosie huntington-whiteley and kanye west

The lingerie experts at Victoria's Secret contacted Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in 2005 to join them for a catalog shoot. She accepted, and as a result of stripping down to her underwear, she found herself on the Victoria's Secret runway a year later alongside Adriana Lima and Gisele Bundchen. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's association with Victoria's Secret would prove to be long-lasting and lucrative -- always good in our books -- and the company would choose her as a spokesmodel for its college-targeted PINK line. Simultaneously, she continued to jump between ad campaigns (DKNY, BCGB Max Azria), catalog work (Macy's, Bloomingdale's) and magazine editorials (New York, Elle, Harper's & Queen). She also joined the music video culture with an appearance in the Kanye West/Pharrell Williams collaboration, "Number One."

rosie huntington-whiteley models for burberry and poses for vogue

With her traffic-stopping figure being broadcast around the world through ads and magazines, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was now a true star in the making with a solid industry reputation for being efficient and reliable. Naturally, it was the perfect time for a scandal. Just months after being signed on as the face of Burberry, the very same A-list fashion house that once hired a young Kate Moss, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley drew an unfavorable comparison to Moss (for drugs) when a picture was published of her holding a bong pipe with fellow models Jennifer Pugh and Aleksandra Rastovic. Though the picture was several years old, the allegations were damaging and rumors quickly surfaced that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley would be released from her Burberry contract. Her ads for the company's Autumn 2008 campaign went through as scheduled, but her fate with Burberry remains up in the air.

In November of 2008, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley found herself in yet another high-profile picture with two models, but this time it would prove to be completely beneficial to her career. She snagged the cover of the UK edition of Vogue, sharing the page with beauties Eden Clark and Jourdan Dunn. As the cover was a lot more flattering than the bong picture, it put Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's career back on the fast track, and she would close the year by participating in the Victoria's Secret fashion expose before winning top honors as Model of the Year at the 2009 Elle Style Awards and becoming an official Victoria's Secret Angel in November of 2009.

No. 1 in Maxim and FHM Hot Lists

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley jump-started 2010 with a photo shoot for the racy (and wildly popular) Pirelli calendar. Now, after having been handpicked by Michael Bay to replace Megan Fox in Transformers 3, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's become a household name. Plus, she also scored the No. 1 spot on Maxim's 2011 Top 100 List, and was voted the world's sexiest woman by FHM magazine -- in the span of one week. All we can say is: Gisele who?